Limb cutter



Aug- 7, 1951 R. s. NORGARD 2,563,264

LIMB CUTTER Filed sept. 29, 1947 I0, Il, I2 and I3.

Patented Aug. 7, 1951 UNITED STATES OFFICE 1 Claim. l

This invention relates vgenerally to the tree pruners art and particularly to a limb cutter.

The main object of this invention is to provide a lightweight inexpensive cutter which will be easy to operate thereby minimizing the effort which is normally put forth when much overhead pruning or cutting is performed.

The second object is to provide a cutter which will avoid crushing, splitting or barking the limb during the cutting operation.

I accomplish these and other objects in the manner set forth in the following specification as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the limb cutter.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the limb cutter.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken along the line 3-3 in Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken along the line 4-4 in Fig. 1.

Similar numbers of reference refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing, there is shown a pole I on one end of which is imbedded a metal plate I I constituting the bottom of a saw guide. Spaced from the plate II by the washers I2 is a slotted plate I3 which is held in place by the bolts I4 which pass through the members The saw element I5 is slidable in the slot I6 formed in the plate I3 and the T-shaped back I'I is slidable between the members II and I3.

Mounted on the plate I3 are the limb guides I8 and I9 which are spaced apart a distance greater than the largest limb to be cut. The saw I5 is preferably tapering so that its teeth will feed into the cut.

Attached to the saw I5 by means of a pin 2| is the forked end 22 of a slide rod 23 which guides in a screw eye 24 mounted on the pole ID. The rod 23 has a bent end 25 which is attached to an operating lever 26 which is hinged to a clamp (Cl. Sil-166) Z 2l by a bolt 28 which also serves to hold the clamp 2l in place on the pole I0.

A tension spring 29 between the pole I0 and the lever 25 assists in the back stroke of the saw and holds it normally in an uppermost position.

This limb cutter is operated in the same manner as is the ordinary pruner except that for large limbs a pumping action may be required. By keeping the saw in good condition clean cuts may be made and all tendency to crush or tear the limb will be overcome.

Many forms of pole pruners have been constructed in the past. I, therefore, am not claiming such devices broadly but I do intend to cover all such forms and modications thereof as fall fairly within the following claim.

I claim:

A limb cutter comprising an elongated pole having a handle at one end thereof, a saw guide at the other end of said pole parallel therewith, a pair of parallel limb guides attached to said pole normal thereto and between the ends of said saw guide, each of said limb guides having a slot formed therein adjacent said saw guide, a tapered saw within said slots guided by said saw guide, a saw actuating lever at the handle end of said pole having a connecting link to said saw and a spring for urging said saw away from the handled end of said pole.

, ROSS S. NORGARD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS France Jan. 17, 1930 

